Lelaka Surname

152,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lelaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lelaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,5621:21,1472,680
Lesotho1591:12,7832,829
Botswana1431:15,2932,975
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lelaka (79) may also be a first name.

Lelaka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lelaka Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lelaka (Oriya: େଲଲକା) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Lelaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lelaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 152,982nd most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,534,799 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lelaka are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most common first name world-wide, borne by 79 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 2,562 people, or 1 in 21,147. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 49 percent live, Limpopo, where 24 percent live and North West, where 18 percent live. Outside of South Africa it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 6 percent live and Botswana, where 5 percent live.

Lelaka Last Name Statistics demography

Lelaka earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.26% less than the national average, earning R 203,748 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehlaka92200/
Lielaka924/
Lelyaka921/
Lelakas921/
Lelakay921/
Loelaka921/
Lelakeat861/
Lelakeae861/
Leleka832,469/
Lilaka831,785/
Lolaka83389/
Lelake83291/
Lalaka83267/
Leloka83243/
Lelaki8385/
Lelako835/
Lelaca831/
Leelakeat801/
Lehloka771,435/
Lalakay77937/
Leleika7770/
Lalakha7769/
Lehlake7768/
Lelakis7753/
Lelatko7719/
Lelokas7719/
Leluika7715/
Lelakes7713/
Lalakea7711/
Lalakah776/
Lalakai776/
Lalakka776/
Lelakuy775/
Lelakui774/
Letloka772/
Lehlaki772/
Lelhoka771/
Lialaka771/
Laliaka771/
Lalakau771/
Lalakaj771/
Lehlako771/
Leilaki771/
Lolakka771/
Loliaka771/
Lallaka771/
Lelauski7112/
Leelaket719/
Leelaake718/
Lelaikes717/
Liailaka713/
Letlakhe711/
Leelaked711/
Lialakha711/
Lethlako711/
Lialiaka711/
Lilakhai711/
Lalakaai711/
Leilakie711/
Lelausky710/
Loleka673,287/
Leleko671,632/
Lilake67650/
Liloka67551/
Lileka67382/
Loloka67184/
Lilako67124/
Leloko67103/
Laleka6777/
Laloka6764/
Lailakhai6720/
Lilaki6719/
Leleca6718/
Lalako6717/
Lelaquais6714/
Leloki672/
Lelaqe671/
Lialiagka671/
Letlhakoy671/
Leelaukij671/

Lelaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lelaka in the Oriya language
େଲଲକାelalaka-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lelaka
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